Commission on the History of Wars and Military Science

The original name of the commission, which was established in 2002 as the Commission for the History of World War II, is connected with a conference held in Kraków on the Polish intelligence services during that war. Indeed, that its activities had begun was signalled by the publication of the proceedings of this conference under the title, The Contribution of Polish Intelligence to the Allied Victory in World War II (2004). In 2005, its name was changed to the Commission on the History of Wars and Military Science, which was a better match with the profile of its activities. Its publications include eight volumes of proceedings: six on single themes and two on various ones. Marian Zgórniak, who passed away in 2007, was the founder and first chair of the commission.  It is composed of historians whose research interests centre on the history of Polish – and general – military science from the early modern age to the present – with special emphasis on matters associated with World War I and World War II.  The papers and talks at its seminars and meetings are given both by its members and by non-member researchers from various Polish universities. The research results the commission presents are solidly grounded in the sources and in a thorough review of the research literature. Hence its talks, seminars, and conferences are of great interest to postgraduates and undergraduates alike.
The scholarship of the commission is recorded in twelve volumes of proceedings published by PAU.

Commission Members